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"Magdalena Astronomy Experience"

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 This event starts on  May 13 at 11am and ends on May 13 at 12  pm, Midnight.

Tour a mountain top which will be home to a major astronomical observatory in the future and observe the heavens from a dark-sky location!  The tour will depart from the museum in time to rendezvous with SUVs for transportation to the top of Magdalena Ridge at 1 p.m.  NM Tech researchers and students will lead tours of the 2.4 meter optical telescope and the developing site of an interferometer.  There will also be time for admiring the view and visiting a small gift store (cash only).  For more information, visit this site: http://www.mro.nmt.edu/

After a trip back down the mountain, a barbeque dinner will be served at the Water Canyon picnic pavilion.  The experience continues into the evening in the town of Magdalena with a visit to a growing display of antique astronomical equipment collected by the Magdalena Astronomical Society.  After it gets dark, you’ll be transported to a private dark-sky observing site to view the heavens through telescopes.  The group will return to Albuquerque in the late evening.

Purchase in advance, Space is limited. Limited to 18 participants, to guarantee admission for our Field Trips you must registar in advance online at Brown Paper Tickets.   Registration Deadline: May 4 at midnight the morning of. Departing the Museum at 11 a.m.; returning approximately 12 a.m. All transportation, guided tours, dinner, water, and snacks will be provided.

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science reserves the right to cancel any event that does not reach a minimum of 6 participants.

  

Questions: Jim Greenhouse
email: jim.greenhouse@state.nm.us
call: 505-841-5957

Price: 
$50 per person, $45 for museum members (admission by donation to antique astronomical equipment display)
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